Humanities Matter by Brill

About Humanities Matter by Brill

Sustainability Matters (formerly Humanities Matter)—produced by De Gruyter Brill—takes a deep dive into sustainability in scholarly communications and beyond. The podcast explores topics such as promoting diverse voices and marginalized perspectives in academia, the global accessibility of research, research ethics, combatting misinformation and more. Sustainability Matters features experts, advocates, practitioners, and De Gruyter Brill authors whose work on ethical and sustainable practices breaks boundaries, builds new bonds, and shapes a better future. Join us as we explore how we can shape a more equitable and accessible future for knowledge sharing—because sustainability truly matters, in scholarly publishing, and beyond.

Publisher

De Gruyter Brill

Category

arts · news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jan 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

125 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   The Radical Possibility of Joy

   On this episode of Sustainability Matters, we ask: What is joy, and how is it different from happiness? Can joy coexist with pain and suffering? And can it help us remain open to the world in difficult times? All this and more with Dr. Jana Tirey and Dr. Roger Berkowitz, editors of Joy: Loving the World in Dark Times—which is part of the series HA: The Yearbook of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and is set to be published this December by De Gruyter Brill. Host: R...

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Post-Enlightenment Society, Part 2: What Lies Ahead?

   In the second half of this double episode of Sustainability Matters, we explore the rise of the Post-Enlightenment Society. What happens when opinion travels faster than knowledge? How do digital communication, education, and mass politics affect democracy? And is the erosion of Enlightenment values a failure of citizens, institutions, or both? All this and more with Prof. Dr. Markus Tiedemann, author of Post-Enlightenment-Society: What we are losing and what lies ahead, published by De Gruyt...

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Post-Enlightenment Society, Part 1: Truth, Reason, and Human Rights

   In the first half of this double episode of Sustainability Matters, we ask: what are the roles of truth, objectivity, and reason in society? How should we understand Enlightenment in relation to human rights, racism, slavery, and Eurocentrism? And what do we risk losing when universal standards are replaced by competing narratives? All this and more with Prof. Dr. Markus Tiedemann, author of Post-Enlightenment-Society: What we are losing and what lies ahead, published by De Gruyter Brill. H...

Who has been a guest on Humanities Matter by Brill

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Christine Ivanov
• Dr Maria B Lange
• Dr. Robert France

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Spotify

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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